Climate Justice CPD Series 2024 - Session 2

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Session 2 - Climate Justice Series: The legislative framework and lessons from climate justice cases in Northern Ireland

Date: Wednesday 17 April 2024Time: 12.30PM - 2.30PMLocation: Law Society House, BelfastCost: £40.00 + VAT per personCPD Hours: 2 Group Study

The Law Society of Northern Ireland is pleased to partner with the Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) Project to deliver an exciting Climate Justice CPD series for members.The aim of the training programme is to inspire, empower and support solicitors to use your skills and expertise to assist clients, and to enhance your ability to provide services, in the emerging practice of environmental law and climate justice in Northern Ireland.This session will focus on the specific legislative context, with particular focus on relevant pieces of legislation including the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and the Aarhus Convention and corresponding regulations. .

<h3>Speakers:</h3> Anurag Deb (PhD researcher at QUB School of Law and Paralegal at KRW Law) will give an in-depth lecture on the key provisions of The Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, to include the obligations it imposes and key timelines involved (which will be relevant to potential litigation in this area). Laura Neal (Solicitor, Friends of the Earth) will provide an overview of other legislation that exists and applies in Northern Ireland which can be used to bring climate justice cases, including, but not limited to: Environment (NI) Order 2002, Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (NI) 1995, Air Quality Standards Regulations (NI) 2010. In this part of the session, participants will also learn practical lessons about how to use the legislation in this jurisdiction to craft strategic climate justice litigation. Laura Neal will also provide an overview of the Aarhus Convention and corresponding Cost Protection (Aarhus Convention) Regulations (NI) 2013 as well as practical tips, from her own experience of being involved in various climate justice cases in NI, that will benefit solicitors who are interested in supporting climate litigation in future.A Q&A session will follow each presentation.

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